Wed 22 December 2021: Authorities said a Madagascar minister was one of two survivors of a helicopter crash off Madagascar’s northeastern coast Tuesday who swam for nearly 12 hours to shore. After the crash on Monday, police and port authorities said they were still looking for two other passengers. The cause of the crash was […]
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Wed 22 December 2021: South Africa has recorded a 142% spike in road crashes with multiple fatalities at the mid-point of the festive season, resulting in 17 crashes this year compared to seven over the same period last year. “We are seriously concerned about the high number of major crashes, where five or more people […]
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Wed 22 December 2021: South Africa has recorded 15 424 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Tuesday, KwaZulu-Natal remains the hardest-hit province after recording 4 009 new infections. The province is followed by 3 324 cases in the Western Cape, 3 316 in Gauteng and 1 442 […]
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Wed 22 December 2021: The Westminster Magistrate’s Court in London has postponed the extradition trial of former Eskom contractor and corruption accused Michael Lomas to May next year due to medical reasons. Lomas was arrested in the UK on 15 April this year and is currently out on bail of £100 000, with additional surety of […]
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Wed 22 December 2021: The Police Ministry has urged members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) to act decisively whenever confronted by criminals and not to compromise their safety. According to the National Crime Statistics of the 2020/2021 financial year, 80 officers of the SAPS were killed on and off duty. Seventeen of those […]
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Tue 21 December 2021: The State Capture Commission says it expects to hand over its report in three tranches over the next few months. In a statement, commission chairperson, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, explained that while the commission has been working to have the final report ready by the end of December as previously […]
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Tue 21 December 2021: KwaZulu-Natal is now the epicentre of COVID-19 after the majority (or 2 496) new infections were detected in the province on Monday. On Sunday, the province also recorded the highest number of infections after 4 135 people tested positive for the disease. According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), […]
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Mon 20 December 2021: With the Christmas and New Year holidays approaching, the Rwandan government has placed restrictions on unvaccinated people in the country, prohibiting them from entering indoor restaurants, worship places, public transportation, and bars beginning December 20 in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus and encourage vaccine skeptics to get their shots. […]
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Mon 20 December 2021: President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to duty after ending a week of self-isolation following his positive test for COVID-19 on 12 December 2021. According to Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, the President will chair the final Cabinet meeting for 2021 on Wednesday. The President has extended his gratitude to all South […]
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Sat 18 December 2021: Heads of state from 16 African nations are in Istanbul at summit aimed at deepening economic, military ties. Istanbul, Turkey – Turkey is aiming to deepen economic and military ties on Africa, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in remarks at a major summit of African heads in Istanbul, and called for a […]
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